What’s the hoo haa all about?
Black and White is obviously the new black this year. Some great pics here from ‘hoohaa’ on Flickr from Simon Fell and Scar…
Black and White is obviously the new black this year. Some great pics here from ‘hoohaa’ on Flickr from Simon Fell and Scar…
Some great ones here that really get the steepness of Simon Fell – plus some other parts of the course…
Sadly all ablazoned with a large copyright watermark, but you probably don’t work for free and Mike obviously doesn’t want…
They said it all really… Rob Jebb wins Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross for record tenth time … Pre-race favourite Jebb (Team…
The lovely SportSunday guys were out in a team yesterday to get photos – please buy yours here and support…
Paul Davy took some good snaps in a less common photo venue – where riders return to the road in…
Click on Delia for the set of 101 mainly from Ribblehead >>
Matt’s one of those belting singlespeeders who defied belief. Hoping for a crack at the SS record of 3:38 (I…
Some great ones here of a lovely day out in the sun for Gilly Dukes following the Huddersfield Star Wheelers…
I was busy making a film and clapping people, but managed to grab time for 45 photos yesterday View them…
Bit skinnier report than in recent years.. hey ho – there’s plenty of info out there these days and you…
A short film about Mark Turner, just one of the hundreds of people supporting riders in the 3 Peaks Cyclocross….
Neil was helping out – and some – at this year’s race. He snapped 13 pics and popped them on…
Feel like I should know who this is but don’t… someone following North Cheshire Clarion, anyway… http://ringthatcowbell.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/the-3-peaks-cyclocross-2013/
“Course specialist Rob Jebb (Team Hope Factory Racing) gave another peerless display to win the 51st Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross classic…
Agggh this is KILLING me. My own team and guardian Planet X Bikes do their little thing without me this…
All the rumours seem to suggest that Team Hope rider Rob Jebb will be heading for an amazing tenth victory…
It’s a strange year for me – not being able to race. I’d normally be reflecting inward so much at this…
At risk of this turning into the Simon Fox blog*, the Darwen veteran from Here Come the Belgians seems to…
You need to understand the difference in this race about descending with CONTROL as well as speed. One without the…
Veteran of the event Simon Fox is honing his form and aiming for a good ride this year – his…
Mitch Jones of Huddersfield will be riding to raise funds and awareness for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) (Strep B, as…
Not much needs to be said about this one. It’s just normal stuff we all do. http://youtu.be/ootJJvUc5sw
Is it technically 3 Peaks training when you’re not doing the race this year? It felt like it. Mates Carl…
James Eddison is a regular 3 peaks racer and makes the journey from his adopted home in Switzerland each September. …
Alan Dorrington – Crossjunkie to you – is another self-confessed 3 peaks obsessive who helps fan the flames of bordering-on-lunacy…
Simon Fox was 51 on Saturday. Belated Happy Birthday, Simon. He spent it in agony, for two hours, preparing…
A group’s been set up on Facebook. If you’re cool about sharing your training tips with Mark Zuckerberg, as well…
It’s a debate that will go on for years no matter which side of the fence you sit on. The…
I’ve only missed one finish before in the Three Peaks since I started doing the race in 1995 (when a…
Top ten finisher and all round 3 peaks stalwart Crossjunkie “Alan” Dorrington was getting pestered by following hoards for 3…
Taken from the ITV Programme ‘The Dales’ broadcast on 24 June 2013, this tells the story of the 3 Peaks’…
I was starting to get a bit fed up of all Downfall videos, but what’s not to like apart from…
Erwin Wildhaber, the mechanic for the Scott-Swisspower Mountain Bike Team, died in an accident while on a mountain hike on…
John Rawnsley’s kindly sent me this PDF of an article that the hero we call Thomas Frischnecht wrote for Road…
Sorry it took a while to spot these and then to blog them. Ellie Jackson’s taken 53 great pics and…
My brother Phil rode his first 3 peaks in 1994 and has ridden most since, so it’s a familiar race…
Something very stoic and British about this pic of 2012 3 peaks spectators
A man with the full breadth of 3 Peaks experience, Alan Crossjunkie Dorrington has contributed many a time to this…
Well… since you ask, he’s very good for visual media stuff, as a lot of you probably know. Geoff Waugh’s…
A view from Helwith Bridge is a lovely article posted on the Singletrack website about a newbie’s encounter with a…
The September 2012 Dalesman carries a lovely interview with JR – go and buy a copy here A poor rendition…
You know you’re dealing with the professional media when you get terms like ‘Just the Jebb’ in the headline. Awesome….
Really long blog and indeed a great blog here from Anna Cipullo on here first event.I never tire of reading…
Only 3 weeks after a successful Bob Graham Round, it’s normal to laugh at mere “people” like us thinking the…
Sam Roper’s first 3 Peaks wasn’t ideal… apart from the biblical weather, he hit a pot hole on the road…
… you wish. Be the chest guest of Adrian Wain, Dulwich Paragon for a compacted version of the 2012 race….
Paul Meyer, from Cheltenham & County CC is a friend who I somehow convinced to do the Three Peaks cyclocross…
Three short but sweet 2012 videos from Carl Seymour on Vimeo Rob Jebb dibbing on Penyghent https://vimeo.com/50519073 Matthew Armitage on…
I think Simon Fox’s feelings on a year of ‘slow times’ echo those of a lot of us. It’s…
It’s not scaremongering. It just might be. Could we live without the 3 Peaks cyclocross? As you probably know, John…
Daniel Doncaster (CC Ashwell) had a long, hard day out (didn’t we all) – and fought tooth and nail to…
We can’t deny it. It wasn’t a nice day to welcome our friends from the south to Yorkshire. But Shand…
Cheryl King’s posted a photo blog on her Seeking Mountain Sport website here In the days leading up to the…
Tom Hill’s preview of the race the other day hosted on the Kineses website showed all the excitement and anticipation…
The Strava community also has its own virtual multi-year 3 Peaks Cyclocross. For those of you riding with GPS, it…
Jason Miles (interviewed here earlier in the year on this blog) pulled a great PB in terms of his position…
Simon Clarke of GS Avanti finished on Sunday in 350th place. Like many, he was glad to finish and congratulations…
Team Hope part 2…. They also took their photographer out, complete with a tough of moody vignette and large apertures,…
Hope Technology have religiously supported the 3 Peaks and it was good to see them nab victory in the men’s…
… well – at least he seemed okay.
Congrats on the longest account of this year’s race. A good 5 hours of typing in this one, Ed. Heading…
Sam Alison of Singular Cycles’ first attempt at the 3 peaks ended in disappointment. It was a dreadful year to…
Kendal’s Matt Brown would have had a tilt at Shaggy’s singlespeed record of 3:41 this year, but it wasn’t a…
Peter Barton of Dwyfor CCpicked a hell of a year for his first 3 peaks. And as a special bonus,…
Twinkly Dave Powell is one of the mileage – daft- long rides guys who still considers the mere 4ish hours…
Neil Mansfield of Nottingham Clarion has streaked ahead in the 2012 geek category with his wonderful in depth analysis of…
Good in-depth interview on British Cycling site following the 2012 war zone epic Jebb: “I approached this race as I…
Bravest / daftest place to go and take photos award (being only 4.5 miles away from a cafe that does…
The smell of Bacon was almost too much to bear at Ribblehead on Sunday as I rode past. Another ‘spectator…
Some great ones capturing the harsh conditions on Penyghent here on the BC Flickr account
Some great comedy fall spot pics from Cold Cotes here on the NorthLoop forum (thanks to @Richcutsforth for pointing out)…
The Grough website’s article on this year’s race is here Yorkshireman Rob Jebb won the Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross Race in…
Got my thoughts down whilst fresh in my head on Minnellium.com here The very minute we hit the off road…
15 or so pics from Andy Jones of a rain sodden race on the Cycling Weekly site
With superlatives flung around willy-nilly these days thereās a growing tendency to overstate the frankly mundane, however, when you really…
The British Cycling ‘official’ tog for the day Andrew Kennedy was out in his preferred spot on a damp and…
Cheryl King of Seeking Mountain Sport has posted a handful of photos summarising the 2012 3 peaks here on Facebook
The Cycling Weekly site’s brief summary is here Rob Jebb (Hope Factory Racing) secured a convincing solo victory in the…
The British Cycling report’s up online here Rob Jebb secured a record-breaking ninth victory in the 50th Three Peaks in…
Neil’s posted some great Facebook Pics – but somehow managed to miss me taking my first fall of two today…
Ed’s been out braving an expensive camera in the rain Here’s his blog, plus a link to photos here Many…
Once again from over the Irish Sea comes Greg to hammer himself like a good in on the ‘peaks “In…
Steve Riley’s up from Cheshire in the south again for another crack at the 3 Peaks. He’s written a blog…
Lisa said that after last year. Not me. She said it. I wouldn’t dare. This year, she looks forward –…
24 Hour MTB man Tom Hill (Garage Bikes) has shared his thoughts and bewilderment on the Kinesis Bikes website –…
The local paper – the Craven Herald & Pioneer – has published a preview for the 2012 race here All…
Hackers everywhere these days, eh? Vin Cox, who you may remember for such things as being in the Guinness Book…
In a great extract from the upcoming issue 34 of Rouleur Magazine, Claire Read has prepared what promises to be…
My own thoughts on various things in the run-up to this year’s race just imparted on my blog, along with…
Great preview on the British Cycling website here Behind every great race, there is a great man and for the…
Bit of a jump from 1982 ones typed up by Phil Webster – but Phil has now typed up his…
The results of the 22nd 3 Peaks Cyclocross in 1982 have just been typed up lovingly by Phil Webster It…
The 21st 3 Peaks Cyclocross from 1981 was a memorable year – Swiss riders in the 1st and 2nd positions…
Phil Webster’s been making the most of the balmy (no – that should be barmy) British summer by spending a…
Some more typing practice from Phil Webster in what is turning out to be a series of rainy summer evenings…
Phil Webster has been meticulously spending his spare time doing some obsessive data entry. Phil’s started to transcribe some archived…
On May 27th 2012, 136 riders from 15 nations gathered at Finale Ligure, Italy to decide who was the best…
Been on the back burner obviously for a while this one – just published to Vimeo. Orlando Beakbane is a…
Google Translate isn’t bad if you need to get by and don’t speak Italian, but it’s not perfect. Marco’s seemed…
Piers Mortimer’s blog on the Team Velocake blog. May be another ‘personal worst’ on a tough year but the jersey…
Greg made the trip from Ireland again in 2011 after a year off the 3 peaks in 2010 and his…
“the thought struck me during a moment of clarity half-way up Whernside that this race is essentially what the Isle…
Really geeking out on this at the moment. It’s a great visual way of seeing where youyr strengths and weaknesses…
Just discovered a few blogs from the pre- and post- race days from Mark Mckieof York Cycleworks on his first…
They ride bikes, they eat cake. I may be one of them, as I even have one of their jerseys….
The guys from Welland Valley have more cyclocross experience between them than many small-to-medium countries. With a fine pedigree behind…
Some great video work by Team Crosstrax to top off a great performance in the team prize this year whilst…
Adrian Nelhams has written on his Blog … “…apart from the toughness and the challenges on the day it’s got…
Fantastic blog here by Ed Edwards on the Retrobike forum. I’m not sure whether Jean Paul Sartre ever rode the…
Some very respectable and quite arty images from Andy here on his website Only 16 images but they make up…
Lovely write up by Paul Myers on his blog. Paul’s one of those people who I’ve ‘known’ for ageas through…
It’s been on the cards but we finally have found someone who had a good day and a PB !!!! …
Not many images here on Flickr but some good ones. Click here or on the one of the casual one-hander…
My cousin Adrian Holmes is one of those people who puts some dedicated cyclists to shame. Whilst some experienced cyclists…
Support crew to my brother and cousins: Anne, Dee & Sarah took a few photos on race day and Phil…
Mark Holmes I wrote last week before the race about my excitement to be sharing this race with two of…
Pic: Ā© Ed Rollason 2011 My brother Phil Haygarth has been doing the three peaks a tiny bit longer than…
You’d have to be a real lover of mist and murk to get into these videos by a pssing walker…
I properly met Neil Mansfield a few weeks before this year’s 3 peaks. Neil’s an experienced MTB rider with a…
I have a mixed relationship with singlespeed riding. I used to ride a bit of singlespeed MTB as a fun…
Nic’s a dedicated road man and based in Lancaster he’s seen enough of those three cheeky mountains in his life,…
London visitors aplenty once more this year – some experienced, and some new. “London people are always welcome in the…
Some of the HctB support crew’s snaps from John Parkinson and the day our helping the men in (Red and…
Steve, left, descends to Cold Cotes Steve’s a great friend whose arm I ruthlessly twisted into his first 3 peaks…
Based mainly in Helwith Bridge, 3 peaks and geberal cycling legend Paul Watson was snapping away whilst supporting son Rob…
… not a minute too soon, Alan ‘Crossjunkie’ Dorrington – an utter connoisseur of things 3 peaks cyclocross – has…
Thorough blog post here from the Biketreks team – based in Ambleside, Cumbria. With a large contingent this year they…
Regular rider and looney-mileage-addict Dave Powell writes so enticingly it’s such a joy to read his personal blog posts. Dave’s…
Lovely subtle mainly slo-mo build up at the start here from Warren Edmond on Vimeo 3 Peaks Cyclocross Race Sept…
A four part report here from Ivan Boyes of Huddersfield Star Wheelers (result here) on the Huddersfield Star Wheelers forum…
Jason Miles is one of those monsters who rides 12 and 24 hour MTB things very very fast and then…
There’s something sinister about photographing a man sitting on the ground clutching his collarbone*, but incredibly fascinating for some of…
Found 4 photos from (I think) Marcus Shields on Flickr – one of those sets of before and after shots. …
With Rob Jebb and Stuart Reid not riding this year, and no Noel Clough for the second year in a…
It’s one of the most vocal cycling forums in the country, and will shortly descend into someone being derogatory about…
Ed Rollason was deployed on photo duty for British Cycling on Sunday and as well as uploading loads of his…
Dave ‘Hey – that’s me’ Haygarth of Wheelbase had a bit of an off year this time round, culminating with…
Neil very kindly emailed me a 7mb image of myself suffering on PYG lane so I can relive it in…
Some cracking shots from Andy Jones @ Cycling Weekly here on their site here (thanks to Keith Parkinson who uploaded…
Watch here in a new window or below – wonderfully edited from stills and motion footage. Great work GavinThree Peaks…
Plenty of photos to browse / for sale on the cyclingimages website by Martin Henson. Click on the poor little…
Ed was snapping away (a bit like me) this year on Blea Moor and on eor two other spots for…
Steve Fleming’s posted a wealth of photos to Flickr from PYG and a few of the Gill Garth section here
Richard Seipp’s attempt at the fixed gear record this year wasn’t to be – his account here shows that even…
Great geekwork by 3 peaks first timer Ian Alexander of Cheltenham & County CC here. You’d expect it a bit…
Quick post on my own blog talking about how I’m feeling about things / preparation, bikes, etc. Iām feeling the…
A few recces have been taking place as usual. It’s the kind of race that attracts you more and more…
Another year, nearly thereKit laid out, checked all the sparesChecked tyres, spokes, links on chainsBars straight, brake pads changed. Dread…
2011 is going to be even more special than usual for me – and for my brother Phil. Both lovers…
Konrad’s been featured here before, and taken a short break from organising the Rapha Supercross seried and is lugging his…
A great summary of what’s to come in just under 6 days time here on the British Cycling website “The…
Those folks at Rouleur mag get about a bit and always come up with a great read. They’ve just published…
Defending champion Rob Jebb (WHEELBASE.co.uk/Cannondale) won’t be defending his title in this year’s Three Peaks Cyclocross. Rob Jebb underwent shoulder…
Terrific taster of some more training obsession creeping in to people’s lives here from previous contributor Steve Riley. Steve’s second…
Two or three rumours going around on Twitter that Rob Jebb’s shoulder injury (sustained in the English Championship fell race…
You probably don’t know why I wrote that title. If you can’t rememberJim Bowen saying that phrase at the end…
Richard Seipp contributed to this blog the other day – about his dedicated training for this year’s race on a…
I had a bit of an online chat with Lee Shunburne today who’d read the Paul Oldham interview talking about…
From Hayfield in Derbyshire, Here Come the Belgians rider Richard Seipp is an experiences 3 peaks and general cycling /…
The internet is barely 20 years old. In its infancy when I rode my first 3 peaks (in 1995), it…
It came as some mild surprise to me when I heard shortly before entries closed that British Cyclocross Champion Paul…
Just finally taken a good look through the 2011 entries and wanted to collate some thoughts / initial things that…
Last Year’s 3 Peaks Cyclocross saw me having to deal with only one brake for 2 and a half of…
Another set emerged into the world from good old unreliable Facebook search. This time Ryan Hawson’s photos from the 2010…
Not loads of pics, not brilliant ones but a couple of nice ones… and hey – you might be in…
I’ve been lucky enough to ‘meet’ a few people on the internet with this blog, one of whom is James…
My brother Phil’s just updated his blog and posted his memories of the 2010 race. It was great to see…
Simon, a frequent contributor to this blog, sent in this wonderful report from his 2010 race…. The instant switch from pinballing…
London cyclocross site Cross Crazy has published a first timer’s blog by “Delia of the Dulwich” My attempts at running…
Scott Brown has posted 167 Chapel le Dale and Ribblehead photos from this year’s race. Thanks to Paul Myers sending…
Don’t know if I’ve already blogged these – I’m losing touch… some great 2010 photos from Pete Hartley here. Click…
My brother Phil hit the race again this year after a year out and pulled out a good ride.to finish…
Great read here from Chris Riley on his club’s website During my attempts in 08 and 09, I began to…
Cycling Weekly have run a photo feature on the 3 peaks this year. In line with their policy of keeping…
Our friends over the Pond CXMagazine have put a report on their website about this year’s ‘peaks. This area of…
More on the photo story of the year on the Rouleur Magazine blog from Ian Cleverly …a naked Salmon, leaping…
Mark Richmond, a first timer from Ilkly Harriers wrote this ‘blog’ on their forum. Good ride Mark. Oh, for that…
Another corker of a video fromt he 2010 3 peaks cyclocross – Andy Holden’s movie is some first hand evidence…
Some more sent in to Keith on the official website here: 289 Flickr photos by Matt Muir, who has taken…
Another video made by someone gradually making their way down PYG. Includes footage of an illegal Mountain Bike rider riding…
Lionel Meyringer’s blog has a few photos, and little words, and the words he has used seem to imply a…
John Ross smashed his own singlespeed record on the 3 peaks last year but came back on gears to see…
Team Wheelbase / Cannondale / Gore Bike Wear’s entourage have uploaded a load of other pics: Billy Reid’s photos –…
Jason Miles is one of those nutters for whom the 3 peaks isn’t enough. (Nice nutter though) A very experienced…
Hayfield’s Neil Coverley was witness to one of the strangest 3 peaks photos I’ve ever seen, or want to see….
Paul’s harrowing account of a grim but addictive race reminds me of the grip this race gets on you. It’s…
Mainly Horton and Ribblehead – some photos by the guys looking after 16th place finisher and cyclocross hero Keith Murray…
Lots of nice pics of an enjoyable day out for Russ Jones, (Brixton Cycles) who finished in a great time…
Chris West was out taking photos on behalf of Team Wheelbase.co.uk / Cannondale / Gore Bike Wear 199 Photos now…
Someone simply called Neil (?) has out-geeked me and uploaded a great spreadsheet to Google Docs based on all the…
Paul kindly posted a couple of blog posts here on the 3 peaks blog before his first attempt and his…
Ben Butler was a first timer in 2010 and took the U23 trophy away for his troubles. His blog here…
The video below was shot by a rider in the 2010 race and originally posted on the British Cycling site…
Received this messgage from Anthony on my earlier post… I added an extra slideshow from Pen-y-ghent. All the videos are…
One bike, one brake, but luckily a one track mind. It was a memorable year for me after a mechanical…
The photos posted by Richard Seipp on the British Cycling and Flickr sites are now on his own site for…
Mark Baker of Deeside Olympic last rode the 3 peaks when I rode my first – he was back this…
Alan’s a top blogger and very well respected ‘voice’ in cyclocross. I always enjoy his turn of phrase and wordsmithery…
Andrea’s post on the ‘Trepid Explorer’ blog brings home the effort that goes into a hard day’s 3 peaks ride….
Steve Fleming’s ‘dark sky’ photos have started to do my head in to be honest. The effect he uses impresses…
Some very high quality dramatic shots from Cycling Weekly, including the absolute corker below. Click on the inconceivably steep slope…
Loads and loads from CyclingFocus Click just between the rock and the hard place to see them
Here’s a link to a race summary on BikeRadar, who posted a neat summary of the race, and a photo…
Rich has now posted the remaining shots he deemed not good enough for British Cycling to his own Flickr account….
In only a couple of years we’ve really seen the GPS posting thing really take off. Here’s some links to…
Someone’s been busy! If you’re not on here, you’ve been very unlucky. Click on the trail of ants…
Quite a lot of good action captured here on this pair of videos from ‘The Wonky Tripod’ from Gill Garth…
Some wonderful photos with all the passion of the race coming through from Richard Seipp (of www.qwertyphoto.com) now uploaded to…
Nice comment on my blog from James Eddison, who returned to the UK for the fourth time in succession for…
Bryn Lennon’s taken some lovely photos on Simon Fell and Penyghent – only 8 but quality rules over quantity !…
Only 8 pics in this short but sweet suite of piccies… click on the hapless dabber below
Photos by Wig Worland here on Flickr. Click on the last train out of Gill Garth to see the set.
Great series of pics as usual from Ian Hodgson – click Lewis’s casual open-zipped jersey to see them all…
Great summary of the race and no doubt will be added to over the course of the day. (Video interviews…
Just time for a few snaps this year – on my Flickr Page – click on the only current British…
Blimey these guys are quick…. (or maybe in reality it seems just stored this one up). Big 3 peaks article on…
Lots of mobile uploads from Suneil Curwen on Facebook here… prizes for the quickest uploads of 2010 I think… Click…
Cheryl King has been putting out some corking photos on behalf of British Cycling this year, and her photos of…
Bull Hill cyclocross training – the author does ‘epic’ for photographer Alan Dorrinton. Added my blog post on my own…
London 3 peaks regular Ian Cleverly is not in buoyant mood int he run up to this year’s race. In…
Ribblehead weather station observations (in a mobile-friendly format too) – thanks to Alan Dorrintonhttp://m.mylocalweather.org.uk/ribblehead/
Martin Stone of SPORTident has promised LIVE updates for this year’s event “Follow the Progress of Friends & Family During…
Great summary, info-hub, and checklist here from Konrad Manning on the RoadCycling site My base fitness seems good though and…
A final-week thought from last week’s first-timer blogger Paul Masson, and seemingly much the same sentiment as me…! Well that’s…
It’s all part of the routine. I’ve had this uncertainly before. Each year there’s a few nagging things that start…
Last year a local friend Mark Solomon rode his first 3 peaks cyclocross and created a ‘lessons learnt’ document so…
First time rider in 2010 Paul Masson is making a lengthy trip down from Aviemore to the Dales for the…
Alan Dorrington Crossjunkie (AKA Alan Dorrington from Here Come the Belgians) has contributed a couple of times to this blog…
British Cycling’s Phil Ingham has put together this ace summary about some of the more niche hints and tips that…
It’s all started now. I’m feeling fit, spritely and ready to fine tune the training for this year’s race… then…
I normally leave a good recce later than this but I was staying over with the in-laws at Ingleton for…
The Three Peaks Cyclocross would rarely see revolutionary changes to its organisation. That’s the type of event it is, but…
Well… that bit of the year went by quickly, didn’t it. It all officially starts from tomorrow. Let’s prepare ourselves…
A bit of development this year on the ten speed front that will affect gear choice in this year’s 3…
I was digging through the loft the other day for some stuff for the race I organise and came across…
28 good quality and very sharp photos from Phil Melia here on the pixeptual site, including one of Hong Kong…
Loads of photos of loads of riders pulling all sorts of pained expressions on their way up and down Penyghent…
My brother and many times Three Peaks finisher Phil was sitting it out this year after a house-move the day…
Simon Scarsbrook’s 13th ride in the Three Peaks – a feat in itself, was Ian Cleverly’s 4th and Guy Andrews’…
Greg May writes an energetic tale of his PB in this year’s race. Missed his goal time of 4:30 by…
Adrian Killworth, Andrew Wood and Dean Barnett of Welland Valley CC all rode this year’s Three Peaks, this article in…
Some truly gobsmacking shots of pretty much all of the field on their way up and/or down Penyghent here from…
British Cycling’s web manager and rapidly out-obsessing-me Three Peaks fanatic Phil Ingham has put together a great article for XXC…
Bingley’s Andy Nicoll had plans for a sub 4hr ride this year, and looked good fot it… until punctures had…
I’ve just heard from British Cycling’s Web Manager Phil Ingham, who rode his second Three Peaks this year and is…
Spotted this link on the official 3 peaks photo page – thanks Keith ! Great coincidence (right) that me and…
Roughly 1 billion photos from Pete Hartley on the Sleepmonsters website 1. Above Gill Garth 2. Above Gill Garth 3….
Paul Kelsall’s first time in the peaks was a classic tales of emotional – and literal – ups and downs….
I started a group on Flickr for 3 peaks cyclocross photos. If anyone has any and wants to add them…
Steve Halsall, Greg Simcock, John Batchelor and Gavin Symonds all made long journeys from Huntingdonshire and their efforts are recorded…
Richard’s ridden the race a couple of times before and last year his work as a photographer took precedence as…
Recording a time of just over 3:40 is something that many – nay – most competitors in the 3 peaks…
Dave Powell’s debut in 2008 was a shock to the system. For someone with a background in monster long rides…
Steve Riley is a friend who I – and my brother – have been pestering for years to ride the…
Not a day to outwardly rejoice about for the Wheelbase team after the run of Rob Jebb victories came to…
Team Wheelbase have posted a large series of photos on their Flickr page here – almost exclusively of the team…
Jason Miles – AKA Terrahawk – had a second go at the ‘peaks this year. His experience from his debut…
Mick Kenyon’s uploaded a large group of photos to a gallery from ‘the gnarly bit near the bottom gate’ on…
Kevin White – PE Teacher at Ermystead’s Grammar School in Skipton competed in this year’s 3 peaks as a tribute…
Cambridgeshire MTB rider Chris Pedder is another rider who rode to a PB in 2009 with an impressive 3hrs 50…
Chatting to a few riders over the last couple of days has reminded me what happens in this race –…
A few images here on the Cycling Weekly site from Andy Jones
A great set of images – particularly the ones of the head to head between Rob and Nick in gory…
“Cyclists in the Peak of fitness get to grips with gruelling Dales challenge” in the Yorkshire Post Read the article…
US Magazine recently previewed the Three Peaks on their blog and are hoping to do a short photo report in…
144 images uploaded this afternoon by Nic Bertrand – of riders ‘entering’ Whernside from Brunscar Lane. Some really great expressions…
Team Inov8 had a good haul this year despite Heather Dawe’s defeat in the female category. My legs were burning…
Nicholas Boardman AKA CameraRepublic (thanks for that Keith) has posted a good handful of photos of the descent of Whernside,…
Remembered to put my camera in my kit bag this year – second time running! Some snaps of the goings-on…
A brief online report and a few images from the Comic this year… “We hit Pen-y-Ghent and it was really…
John Ross (AKA Shaggy John) rode a singlespeed bike with flat bars to a time of 3 hrs 40 mins…
Wig Worland’s photos of Simon Fell and Penyghent are stunning. In particular, by placing the camera on the tough bit…
Amy – or Trio as she’s known to most online – has posted her personal blog of her debut. Reading…
My own account / reflection on the 2009 Three Peaks cyclocross is here on my personal blog. The 3 Peaks…
Some cracking photos here on Flickr From Ian McVety – Penyghent | Ingleborough (Gill Garth) | PresentationFrom the Fleming team…
Some previews spotted today:http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2009/09/25/cyclists-take-over-three-peaks-for-annual-event http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/4648093.Champ_Jebb_aims_for_eighth_victory_at_Three_Peaks_race/
New article interviewing ‘peaks hero Nick Craig appeared on the British Cycling site yesterday by Eddie Allen “Bad news is…
Andy Peace said last year [of race winner Rob Jebb]: ‘he could be riding a Raleigh Chopper, he would still…
The UK’s classiest Mountain bike mag Singletrack has a pretty buzzing forum with more activity than pretty much any forum…
My previous post on the Three Peaks Cyclocross blog seemed to make out that it was not about the bike…
We’ve had a bit of a gathering in Helmshore, Lancs (where I live) the last couple of Friday lunchtimes. It’s…
First timer Steve Riley is under no illusions about the venture he’s setting out on later this September… even though…
Guest Blog Post from Alan Dorrington: Less than one calendar month till the 3 Peaks but my conflict has been…
Despite being at this game since 1995, I still can’t help but want to tweak with gear in the hope…
Just made this from my GPS file from the 2008 race….
To the team of people who went up Simon Fell on Saturday to erect the improved stile at ‘that’ nasty…
A good thorough article (found through the 3 peaks forum) here – click on the image then the magnifying glass…
UPDATE !! COMMENT FROM JOHN 18 07 2009 – TWO JUNIORS NOW ENTERED – the future is safe! From my…
Rich from qwertyphoto has just told me he’s uploaded this batch of photos from the descent of Whernside from his…
James Eddison came from Switzerland to ride the Three Peaks in 2008 and has only just recovered enough to send…
I’ve had a good chat with a good number of people over the last 24 hours about the entry form…
Well that was fun wasn’t it?! Entry form removed due to excessive demand… so it IS a first come, first…
Image Ā©Richard Seipp 2009 Just browsing through some fell running results and I see that 3 Peaks legend Nick Craig…
Robb Jebb’s seven three peaks cyclocross victories would be enough for most mortals, but it seems he can’t get enough….
Three great photos ‘from the archives’ here from Flickr – all from a user called Fleming2009 (I think I should…
Tim Gould’s three-peaks-specific interviews are hard to come by on the web – the era of his doiminance pre-dated the…
Great story here that I read a while ago about seasoned campaigner and former winner Nick Craig. Nick’s renowned for…
Geoff Waugh’s three peaks photos this year are all corkers Click here to view the sultry and rather cool monochrome…
Simon Fox wrote a copule of posts for this blog in 2006 and was unable to compete this year because…
Matthew Pixton returned to the race this year after a few years off it, and wrote this quick account for…
Well, despite all my positive thinking, no amount of public posturing on this blog could get me to a PB…
A blog from Derbyshire’s Rich Seipp here on his Peak Cycle Hire blogNext came Whernside. Not as steep as the…
A story here on the Cannondale website about Rob Jebb and Team Wheelbase’s victories in this year’s race.
Trevor Page, Lune RC and the 2008 Three Peaks’ first crash victim tells his tale exclusively for you here on…
Many thanks to Leanne Thompson of the Lune RC for this report: Itās hard not to get obsessive about the…
See the full blog report here The roadies just come steaming past me, working together in groups, and I simply…
Alan Dorrington couldn’t ride this year and came to help some of the Horwich riders out instead. Some snaps and…
Approximately 1 billion images on the cycling images website here
A good series of photos starting to populate the official website now – with some great ones from Keith Parkinson
512 images here on the Kennedy Images website, including one of that rather dashing bloke from Wheelbase Ā»
Cyclocross’s Mr Youtube himself, Vin Cox has posted this great from the saddle (well- from the front left fork to…
If you love people to take your photo without your permission and then sell it to you – and some…
I phone camera I think with some fairly poor image quality, but a good ‘authentic’ feel to it. Above all…
Some great shots from around the course from Steve Makin here Photo of the event so far for me is…
Three blog reports spotted out there from riders…. John Ross (AKA Shaggy)my single speed slowed me down on the road…
I may be wrong, but I suspect that this excellent tale of an ‘also ran’ was written by British Cycling’s…
It went really well for me all things considered… no mechanicals, no punctures. On the down side I had a…
Report and Photos from British Cycling Report from Cycling Weekly
Video from LornePlumber on youtube (ten metres after my wipe out! š )
Slideshowy filmy type thing with music posted on youtube here….
Some photos I took of the podium presentation are here. After riding every event since 1995, I finally stopped around…
The sportident timing almost gave us a great way to compare split times this year, but some sort of bug…
View one of the earlier reports posted about the 2008 race here:http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/uk-cyclo-cross-rob-jebb-breaks-three-peaks-record-18770
Overall Results Checkpoint Times Results by Category (pdf) Team Results Family Results
Readers of my personal blog will know I’m geekily into the Garmin Forerunner 305 I use for just about any…
Some more great pics in the stunning conditions here on Flickr from Richard Starkie. View photos
Horton in Ribblesdale’s very own cycling photographer Andy Rushforth was out and about on Sunday, and has added some great…
Hi there, I am Phil the brother of this blog master Dave, who asked me to put up a post…
Amused to see a bit of commenting going on from one of my mobile phone snaps whilst on the recce…
Friend and former top ten man Alan Dorrington’s written a great little article here about the race. Ā Alan’s had to…
It’s getting to me now. When something consumes you like this, it can’t be that healthy. Boxes ticked: Training, Weight…
John Rawnsley’s announced on the forum that all riders will again start together in 2008. For the last few years,…
With the publishing of the final entry list for the event this year, a sad absence is two times podium…
It’s September in just a few hours, and that just basically means one thing… It’s the time of year for…
With six wins under his belt, it looks like Rob Jebb may not have time for this year’s Three Peaks…
Ian Briggs, a committed Three Peaks enthusiast has set up a great blog aiming to bring some of the history…
… feeling a bit guilty that I haven’t really blogged here for a while and looking at the old analytics…
It’s nice to see the three peaks cyclocross turning up on websites like this. I’m not so sure it’s ‘Have…
Six time three peaks cyclocross winner Rob Jebb (Wheelbase) showed this weekend that his strength is still with him in…
Just about to represent his country at the cyclocross world championships for a second time, Rob Jebb’s a busy man….
News just in from our US correspondent and Iron Cross competitor Chris Dinsmore:I didn’t get any chance to see Jebb…
Six times three peaks winner Rob Jebb travels with last year’s 5th placed man Stuart Bowers to tackle the USA’s…
Katie and I took Lily up to her Grandparents for the night in Ingleton as planned, last night… and it…
Well I guess my training diary needs some closure (rather like my training got it last āblack Monday’ when Dave…
I’ve managed to have a good chat to John Rawnsley now – and also to Rob Jebb. JR:Events of last…
A few of you may know I’m a bit of a messer with music… and as an outlet for my…
Here’s the various sources of news / syndication I could gather about the cancellation…London CyclesportMr AdventureBike RaderBritish Cycling40psiSingletrackCycling Weekly Lemme…
I thought I’d better blog some of my own personal feelings about the cancellation of the race today. My fury…
The 2007 event has been cancelled in very strange circumstances. Seemingly people think that the movement of people affects the…
I didnāt deserve that glass of beer on Friday. Yesterday morning I went out for a 5 mile coaching session…
It’s been a bit of an odd training week, I still feel things are okay on balance, but I know…
So far so good ā I managed a lovely 45 minute evening run along to the Tay Bridge from my…
Just came across these on FlickrView as a slideshow ()
Dave has invited me to contribute to the blog in the run up to the āPeaks. I am Daveās older…
We’re getting fairly close on to the big day now and I thought it was time that I put in…
I can get a good feel for what the Three Peaks weather’s like normally because it’s only 40 miles to…
Whatever is behind it, you can’t help noticing how the Three Peaks cyclocross race is very special. 400 places available,…
Those crazy Londoners have had a hardcore Three Peaks Cyclocross crowd for a while now. The London Cycle Sport forum…
I’m a right one, me. I go to a load of effort to post things from all around the world…